SHELBYVILLE, Mo. – In the third place game of the North Shelby Tournament the Scotland County girls took on host North Shelby. The Lady Tigers held the Lady Raiders to five points in the first half as they led by 17 at the half. North Shelby would put some points on the board in the second half but it was too little too late as Scotland won 40-27.

Megan Creek led the Lady Tigers 11 and Beth Rader had 10.

Scotland improved to 12-3 on the season and took home the third place trophy with the win. They will next play Schuyler County on Tuesday.

met in the fifth place game at the North Shelby Tournament. SC came out early and jumped on LP as they led by 11 at half. The Bulldogs came back to tie it up at 34, but Schuyler used an 18-7 run to close out the game.

“Our pressure got us some good looks tonight,” said Schuyler head coach Thomas Kirkland.

“The score might not show it, but they played their hearts out tonight and never quit. I am very proud of them,” said Novinger head coach Chris Prewitt.

Emily Sorenson led the Lady Gophers with 20 and Alicia Albrecht added 10.

Novinger will travel to La Plata on Tuesday while GC heads to Brashear.

Fayette 50, Atlanta 46: ATLANTA, Mo. – The Lady Hornets and Fayette played a back and forth contest on Friday night that ended with Fayette scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter to win.

Atlanta led by two after one and by six after three, they trailed by three at half and ultimately lost by only four.

Samantha Reed led the Lady Hornets with 12 and Shalyla Reed added 11.

Atlanta will travel to Marion County on Tuesday.

Boys basketball

Boonville, Mo. – The Kirksville Tigers traveled to Boonville on Friday to take on the Pirates. KHS got 14 from Tyson Grgurich but fell, 49-44.

Page 2 of 2 - In a scheduling oddity the Kirksville girls hosted Boonville tonight while the boys traveled, and in 10 days the teams will switch roles when KHS hosts Boonville on Jan. 28.

Princeton 63, Milan 44: PRINCETON, Mo. – Princeton shot 83 percent in the first quarter on their was to scoring 26 in the period, and Milan was never able to catch up.

“We played bad defense in the first quarter,” said Milan head coach Johnnie Wood.

Holden Stallbaumer led MHS with 19.

The Wildcats will next play on Thursday when they host Newtown-Harris.

Green City 54, Novinger 44: NOVINGER, Mo. – The Gophers used a balanced scoring attack to beat the Wildcats on Friday night, as three GC players scored in double-digits.

Carter King led the three with his 17, while Jared Brundage and Keagen Franey each had 14.

Novinger trailed by as many as 14 before they cut the lead to five in the fourth quarter, then only having five players took its toll as Novinger ran out of gas.

“Kids played really hard, executed well most of the night, just didn’t finish plays by putting the ball in the basket,” said Novinger head coach Shane Stocks.

Novinger will travel to La Plata on Tuesday, while Green City goes to Brashear.

Fayette 64, Atlanta 56: ATLANTA, Mo. – The Hornets held a four-point lead at halftime and were tied going into the fourth but couldn’t close the deal. Dylan Hruska led the Hornets with 17. Atlanta’s record dropped to 6-10. The Hornets will have a chance to rebound when they travel to Marion County on Tuesday.

Marion County 71, La Plata 56: SHELBYVILLE, Mo. – In the third place game of the North Shelby Tournament LP fell victim to hot shooting by the Mustangs. The Bulldogs kept it close in the first quarter but a 25-point outburst by MC in the second broke the game open as the Mustangs never looked back.

Clay Pollard hit five three pointers for Marion on his way to scoring 28.

Tanner Riggins led a pair of Bulldogs in double-figures as he scored 16, and Matt Safley scored 14.

LP will host Novinger on Tuesday.

Scotland County 45, Schuyler County38: SHELBYVILLE, Mo. – Lucas Howard scored a game high 27 and the Tigers beat the Rams in the fifth place game of the North Shelby Tournament. Howard carried the Tiger offense as no one else scored more than six. Two Rams finished with double-digits led by Dalton Shivley with 13 and Brandon Wuebker added 10.

Schuyler and Scotland will meet again on Tuesday this time in Memphis.